Carolyn Mark, NQ Arbuckle Album Info Announced

07/29/09 1:39pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Alt.country songstress Carolyn Mark and alt.country band NQ Arbuckle's joint rock album, Let's Just Stay Here, will be released on Oct. 13 through Mint Records.

The album features guest appearances from Corb Lund, Toronto Celtic fiddler Miranda Mulholland, bluegrass singer Jenny Whiteley, Lily Fawn and about 17 gallons of rum. Six of the disc's 12 songs were written by Mark, three were written by NQ Arbuckle frontman Neville Quinlan, and there are covers of Justin Rutledge's "Too Sober To Sleep" and two other tracks. Let's Just Stay Here was recorded at Toronto's Lincoln Social Club.

Mark also states she wants to have her second cookbook, The Terrible Hostess: Recipes For Disaster, Vol. II, "ready for the Calgary Folk Festival" on her website. The Calgary Folk Music Festival just finished, so the book is either out now, sometime very soon, or in, like, another year.

You can see NQ Arbuckle at Toronto's Festival Of Beer on Aug. 9 at the Canadian National Exhibition.

Mark just announced a tour of Ontario and Quebec with openers $100 and Sun Bear. She's also planning an eastern Canadian tour with Luther Wright and an album release tour with NQ Arbuckle, but dates have yet to be announced.

You can see Carolyn Mark being drunk 'n' sassy here:

July 30 Prince George, BC @ Meow Meow Records in-store
July 31-Aug. 2 Wells, BC @ Wells Arts Festival
Aug. 4 Vancouver, BC @ The Railway Club
Aug. 13 Peterborough, ON @ The Spill Coffee House w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 15 Wakefield, QC @ The Black Sheep Inn w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 17 Kingston, ON @ The Mansion w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 18 Montreal, QC @ The Green Room w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 19 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 20 Waterloo, ON @ The Starlight w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 21 Guelph, ON @ The Green Bottle w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 22 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 23 Guelph, ON @ Van Gogh's Ear w/$100 and Sun Bear
Aug. 30 London, ON @ The Richmond Tavern w/The Rizdales

Here are the songs on Let's Just Stay Here:

"All Time Low"
"Officer Down"
"The 2nd Time"
"Saskatoon Tonight"
"Downtime"
"Itchy Feet"
"Passing Dream"
"Canada Day Off/Toronto"
"Too Sober To Sleep"
"Sunday Morning"
"When I Come Back"
"Let's Just Stay Here"